Friday, August 29, 2014

Five More Sleeps

Hello everyone,

Hard to believe that our departure is so close.....we wanted to post one more blog before leaving, just to say "au revoir" and add a map to show where we're heading. We will be spending two nights in Paris, then taking the train to Le Puy-en-Velay where we will start walking on Sep. 8th. People who have walked this trail have told us how beautiful it is, so we are anxious to see the scenery and put our new cameras to work. We have heard that wifi is very sporadic, so I will try to post updates every couple of days, but no guarantees! (Whether I can stay awake long enough to compose them may be another problem....)

Looking forward to sharing the journey with you.







 

Saturday, August 02, 2014

Summer walking - one month to departure

We are enjoying a fabulous summer here - perfect for walking, as long as it is done in the morning to avoid the heat! We have been quite relaxed with our training so far, but now that it's only a month away, we are feeling the pressure to step up (no pun intended) our distance and add more hill training as well. Today we did our favorite walk on Beach Drive along the ocean, and near the end of it we climbed up to Walbran Park for some great views. Here are a couple of photos from today......

Rest stop!
View from top of hill looking north